GE g006 owner manual Sounds, Possible Causes Reason

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Troubleshooting Tips

PERFORMANCE (cont.)	Possible Causes	What To Do
Pilling	Result of normal wear on poly- • While this is not caused by the washer, you can slow the
	cotton blends and fuzzy fabrics pilling process by washing garments inside out.

Snags, holes, tears, rips	Pins, snaps, hooks, sharp
or excessive wear	buttons, belt buckles,
	zippers and sharp objects
	left in pockets

•Fasten snaps, hooks, buttons and zippers.

•Remove loose items like pins, objects in pockets and sharp buttons.

•Turn knits (which snag easily) inside out.

	Undiluted chlorine bleach	• Check bleach package instructions for proper amount.
		• Never add undiluted bleach to wash or allow clothes to
		come in contact with undiluted bleach.
	Chemicals like hair bleach or • Rinse items that may have chemicals on them before
	dye, permanent wave solution washing. Use Quick Rinse cycle with Extra Rinse option.
Wrinkling	Incorrect wash and	• Match Cycle selection to the type of fabric you are washing
	dry cycles	(especially for easy care loads).
	Improper sorting	• Avoid mixing heavy items (like work clothes) with light items
		(like blouses).
		• Try a fabric softener.
	Overloading or incorrect	• Loosely load clothes in the washer basket.
	water level
	Repeated washing in	• Wash in warm or cold water.
	water that is too hot

Bleach left in dispenser	Didn’t start or finish cycle
	after adding bleach

•Run either a BASKETclean or a Quick Rinse cycle (with Bleach option) to clean out the dispenser. In the future, make sure to select Bleach option when adding bleach.

SOUNDS	Possible Causes	Reason
Washer seems	This is normal	• The washer is very quiet during portions of the wash cycle.
too quiet
“Metallic clicking”	Shifter mechanism is	• The drive system will engage at the start of agitate and
	engaging or disengaging	disengage when agitate is complete. This occurs multiple
		times during the wash.
Back and forth “swoosh”	Electric motor reversing	• This machine has a drive system that doesn’t use gears.
or light “clicking” sound	direction	This sound is the motor rotating back and forth to clean
during agitate		your laundry.
Quick short agitation	Clothing redistribution	• At the end of agitate, the motor makes short agitation strokes
sounds at end of agitate		to redistribute the load.
“Click” when water	Relay switch	• The relay makes a click sound when activated. The water
stops filling		level activates the relay and stops filling.
“Clicking” behind Control	Automatic Temperature	• Two valves mix cold and hot water. The “clicking” is when either
Panel during fill	Control Valve	valve turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature.
Water flow changes	Automatic Temperature	• Two valves mix cold and hot water. The flow changes when either
during fill	Control Valve	valve turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature.
Motor “whining up” or	Motor ramping up/down	• The motor will speed up incrementally during the spin cycle.
“coasting down” in spin	during spin cycle	When spin is complete, it will coast until it stops.
“Humming”	Water drain pump	• The drain pump will make a humming sound when pumping
		out water after agitation stops and continue until spin is complete.
“Gurgling”	Water drain pump	• When the pump starts drawing in air, It starts to gurgle.
		The washer should then begin spinning and the sound will
		continue until it is done spinning.
Water “swishing”	This is normal	• This washer uses a Infusor™ wash action. Water swishing while
		the unit is agitating is normal, especially with smaller loads.
Washer is noisy	Washer is uneven	• To level the washer, adjust the leveling legs by rotating the
		individual leg in the proper direction for up or down.

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